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FXUS65 KBYZ 161138
AFDBYZ
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
538 AM MDT FRI OCT 16 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS INTO NEXT WEEK.
- BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF BILLINGS, TONIGHT
INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS INTO THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY.
WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST AS A RESULT. EXPECT HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S AND 60S TODAY BEFORE WARMING FURTHER INTO
THE 70S ON SATURDAY. MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY SHOWING BREEZY
WINDS COMING OUT OF THE BIGHORN BASIN TODAY, BRINGING GUSTS IN THE
30S AND 40S MPH SOUTH OF BILLINGS TO THE MT/WY BORDER.
A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING,
BRINGING HIGH TEMPERATURES DOWN INTO THE 50S AND 60S FOR SUNDAY.
THE LATEST FORECAST HAS TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S TO LOW 70S FOR THE
FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK.
DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF A LOW OFF THE WEST COAST MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK, THE REGION COULD GET INTO A PATTERN OF DAILY AFTERNOON
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. CURRENTLY THERE ARE LOW CHANCES
FOR PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTH- CENTRAL MT TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY AT THIS TIME, SO WATCH THE FORECAST TO
SEE HOW THIS SYSTEM PROGRESSES. TS/PM
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE TAF PERIOD. WINDS TURN
SOUTHERLY TODAY WITH MANY LOCATIONS GUSTING INTO THE 20S KTS.
WINDS INCREASE FURTHER ALONG PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS
THIS EVENING, WITH GUSTS 30-40 KTS POSSIBLE AT KLVM OVERNIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING. STP
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS
TDY SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU
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BIL 063 046/073 043/061 038/066 042/068 044/061 043/064
0/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 11/B 11/B
LVM 069 038/072 038/061 035/069 039/067 038/060 037/061
0/U 00/N 00/U 00/U 01/B 22/W 23/W
HDN 065 033/075 037/065 035/068 037/070 040/063 040/066
0/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 11/U 11/B
MLS 061 036/071 043/061 040/067 043/069 044/062 043/065
0/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 01/U 11/U
4BQ 061 040/075 044/063 041/068 046/072 046/065 046/069
0/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 01/U 11/B
BHK 058 038/075 041/063 036/066 040/072 042/066 040/069
0/U 00/U 00/U 00/N 00/U 01/U 01/B
SHR 065 035/077 038/063 035/068 038/070 040/064 039/066
0/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 11/U 11/B
BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MT...NONE.
WY...NONE.
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